Mayweg, D.: Microstructural characterization of white etching cracks in 100Cr6 bearing steel with emphasis on the role of carbon. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen University (2021)
Dutta, A.: Deformation behaviour and texture memory effect of multiphase nano-laminate medium manganese steels. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen University (2019)
Archie, F. M. F.: Microstructural influence on micro-damage initiation in ferritic-martensitic DP-steels. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2018)
Archie, F. M. F.: Damage nucleation in DP-steels: experimental characterization of the contributing microstructural parameters. Dissertation, Fakultät für Georessourcen und Materialtechnik, RWTH Aachen (2018)
Elhami, N. N.: Influence of strain path changes during cup drawing on the twinning activity in TWIP steels investigated by ECCI. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2017)
Stechmann, G.: A Study on the Microstructure Formation Mechanisms and Functional Properties of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells Using Correlative Electron Microscopy and Atomistic Simulations. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2017)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
In this project, we investigate a high angle grain boundary in elemental copper on the atomic scale which shows an alternating pattern of two different grain boundary phases. This work provides unprecedented views into the intrinsic mechanisms of GB phase transitions in simple elemental metals and opens entirely novel possibilities to kinetically engineer interfacial properties.
Many important phenomena occurring in polycrystalline materials under large plastic strain, like microstructure, deformation localization and in-grain texture evolution can be predicted by high-resolution modeling of crystals. Unfortunately, the simulation mesh gets distorted during the deformation because of the heterogeneity of the plastic…
Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) is one of the most dangerous embrittlement problems in metallic materials and advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) are particularly prone to HE with the presence of only a few parts-per-million of H. However, the HE mechanisms in these materials remain elusive, especially for the lightweight steels where the composition…
With the support of DFG, in this project the interaction of H with mechanical, chemical and electrochemical properties in ferritic Fe-based alloys is investigated by the means of in-situ nanoindentation, which can characterize the mechanical behavior of independent features within a material upon the simultaneous charge of H.
The key to the design and construction of advanced materials with tailored mechanical properties is nano- and micro-scale plasticity. Significant influence also exists in shaping the mechanical behavior of materials on small length scales.
This project is part of Correlative atomic structural and compositional investigations on Co and CoNi-based superalloys as a part of SFB/Transregio 103 project “Superalloy Single Crystals”. This project deals with the identifying the local atomic diffusional mechanisms occurring during creep of new Co and Co/Ni based superalloys by correlative…